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30.07.2021 | Short Communication

Authenticity and physician-assisted suicide: a reply to Ahlzén

verfasst von: Jesper Ahlin Marceta

Erschienen in: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy | Ausgabe 4/2021

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Abstract

In a recent article in this journal, Rolf Ahlzén treats a moral problem related to physician-assisted suicide (PAS) and the notion of authenticity. The problem is whether considerations of a patient’s “true self” should be included in judgments of PAS. In this short commentary, it is argued that Ahlzén (1) neglects to attend to central contributions to the philosophy of authenticity, (2) provides an internally inconsistent theory thereof, and (3) conflates crucial distinctions in the debate.

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Titel: Authenticity and physician-assisted suicide: a reply to Ahlzén
verfasst von: Jesper Ahlin Marceta
Publikationsdatum: 30.07.2021
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy / Ausgabe 4/2021
Print ISSN: 1386-7423
Elektronische ISSN: 1572-8633
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-021-10038-z

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